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At Home With Marilyn Monroe

At Home With Marilyn Monroe

Sitting on her patio at home in Hollywood in May 1953, Monroe strikes a pensive pose that belies her status as Hollywood's all-time goddess of carefree sexuality.

In this photo: Marilyn Monroe

Photo: Alfred Eisenstaedt./Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images

May 01, 1953